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Internal Security Department (ISD) is an agency of the Government of Singapore under the hierarchy of the Ministry of Home Affairs, a ministry of interior. It was formerly part of the Ministry of the Interior and Defence until it was split in 11 August 1970. Image File history File links Isdlogo. ... Image File history File links Isdlogo. ... Look up Agency in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In philosophy, law, and other fields, agency is the status of an agent. ... The Government of Singapore is formed by the political party which gains a 50% majority in the general elections held in Singapore at least once every five years. ... A hierarchy (in Greek: , it is derived from -hieros, sacred, and -arkho, rule) is a system of ranking and organizing things or people, where each element of the system (except for the top element) is subordinate to a single other element. ... The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

Its stated mission is to confront and address security threats including international terrorism, foreign subversion and espionage. The ISD also monitors and addresses potential threats from communalism or racial and religious extremism, stating that this is to ensure stability as Singapore is a multi-ethnic society. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A threat is a declaration of intention to inflict punishment or harm on another. ... Terrorism is a controversial term with multiple definitions. ... Subversion is an overturning or uprooting. ... Espionage is the practice of obtaining information about an organization or a society that is considered secret or confidential (spying) without the permission of the holder of the information. ... This article deals with the use of the word communalism as a force separating different communities based on some form of racism. ... This article is about race as an intraspecies classification. ... Religious is a term with both a technical definition and folk use. ... Extremism is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common standards of ethics and reciprocity. ...

The powers of investigation and arrest by the ISD are regulated by several laws, including

• Criminal Procedure Code
• Official Secrets Act
• Internal Security Act
• Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act

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History

ISD was first established as the Special Branch in 1948 by the British colonial government. In 1963, it became part of the Malaysian Special Branch when Singapore joined the Malayan Federation. After Singapore gained independence, Internal Security Department was formally established on 17 February 1966. Special Branch is the arm of the British, Irish and many Commonwealth police forces that deals with national security matters. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Malaysian Special Branch is the Malaysian government intelligence agency. ... The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Timeline

See also: Timeline of Singaporean history

These events are related to ISD and internal security of Singapore. This is a brief timeline of the history of Singapore. ...

• 1950, Maria Hertogh riots
• 1963, arrest of left-wing politicians and trade unionists during Operation Coldstore
• 1964, 21 July - 8 September, Chinese-Malay riots, took place on Prophet Muhammad's birthday
• 1965, 10 March, MacDonald House bombing by Indonesian saboteurs killed 3 people, during the konfrontasi period
• 1966, arrest of 22 members of Barisan Sosialis.
• 1969, communal clashes spillover from May 13 Ethnic Riots - Malaysia
• 1974, 31 January, Laju incident, Japanese Red Army bombed petroleum tanks at Pulau Bukom and hijacked a ferry boat
• 1982, uncovered Singapore People's Liberation Organisation activities
• 1982, two Russian spies exposed for espionage activities
• 1985, local network of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam uncovered
• 1987, arrest of 22 alleged pro-Marxist activists during Operation Spectrum
• 1991, four Pakistanis hijacked Singapore Airlines Flight 117
• 1997, 1998, six arrested for involvement in espionage and foreign subversive activities
• 2001, 9 December, members of Jemaah Islamiyah arrested for bomb plot [1]

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References

External links

• Internal Security Department